Battle of Newry Road (Q15197371)

matcher place: Ulster (relation 278664), County Armagh (relation 1119535)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1993 in Northern Ireland, 20th-century history of the Royal Air Force, Accidents and incidents involving helicopters, Aerial operations and battles, Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), Aviation accidents and incidents in Northern Ireland, Battles and conflicts without fatalities, British Army in Operation Banner, Conflicts in 1993, Improvised combat vehicles, Military actions and engagements during the Troubles (Northern Ireland), Military history of County Armagh, Provisional Irish Republican Army actions, September 1993 events in the United Kingdom, The Troubles in County Armagh

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Battle of Newry Road was a running gun battle between British Army helicopters and Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) armed trucks, fought along the lanes east of Crossmaglen, County Armagh, on 23 September 1993. The engagement began when an IRA motorized team from the South Armagh Brigade attempted to ambush three helicopters lifting off from the British Army base at Crossmaglen, one of them carrying the 3rd Infantry Brigade Commander.

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La bataille de Newry Road est une fusillade opposant des hélicoptères britanniques et des camions armés de l'armée républicaine irlandaise provisoire (IRA), ayant eu lieu à l'est de Crossmaglen (en), dans le comté d'Armagh, le 23 septembre 1993. Elle commence lorsqu'une équipe motorisée de l'IRA de la South Armagh Brigade tente de tendre une embuscade à trois hélicoptères décollant de la base de l'armée britannique à Crossmaglen.

Wikidata location: 54.0847, -6.5911 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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